8th International Woodpecker Conference, March 16 - 20, 2019, Białowieża, Poland Book of Abstracts, edited by Dorota Czeszczewik and Gilberto Pasinelli ORGANIZING SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS 2 8th International Woodpecker Conference: Conservation & Ecology of Woodpeckers March 16 - 20, 2019 Białowieża, Poland 8th International Woodpecker Conference, March 16 - 20, 2019, Białowieża, Poland Book of Abstracts, edited by Dorota Czeszczewik and Gilberto Pasinelli TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome……………………………………………………………….…………3 Committees, organizers, sponsors and supporters……..…...5 Program……………………………………………………………………….….6 Plenary talks…………………………………………………………………..11 Oral presentations………………………………………………………….14 Posters……………………………………………………………………………36 Excursion information………………………………………………….…57 Program for accompanying persons……………………………….58 List of participants………………………………………………………….59 2 8th International Woodpecker Conference, March 16 - 20, 2019, Białowieża, Poland Book of Abstracts, edited by Dorota Czeszczewik and Gilberto Pasinelli Welcome to the 8th International Woodpecker Conference Białowieża Forest – hosting the last remnants of European primeval lowland forest – welcomes participants to the 8th International Woodpecker Conference to Białowieża – the main village in this unique place. As previous international woodpecker conferences since 1989, the current one aims to bring together woodpecker researchers from across the gloBe and to provide an international forum for discussion on how woodpecker research may improve our understanding of Behavior, ecology and conservation sciences. The title of the conference „Conservation & Ecology of Woodpeckers” was chosen to underline that woodpeckers, as a group, are specialized Birds that need protection of their habitats – even more so today with the ongoing, and in parts of the worlds intensifying, use and destruction of forests. Accordingly, we are very happy about the interest that this conference has raised among researchers and conservationists interested in woodpeckers and forests. As a consequence, we will Be aBle to enjoy a fantastic array of talks and posters on diverse topics, so that each of c. 110 participants representing 20 countries is expected to Benefit from this conference. The conference follows the path of previous scientific meetings on woodpeckers organized By the Special Interest Group Woodpeckers https://www.fachgruppe-spechte.de/ of the German Ornithologists’ Society (Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft - DO-G http://www.do-g.de/), which launched the initiative also for this meeting. The conference has mainly Been organized By Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, the Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Science and the Special Interest Group Woodpeckers of the German Ornithologists’ Society. These three organizations have worked in partnership to generate a pleasant atmosphere that hopefully leads to fruitful exchange of information on this fascinating avian group. The Białowieża National Park and the German Ornithologists’ Society DO-G are organizations supporting the conference. The Białowieża Forest is the Best preserved lowland forest of the 3 8th International Woodpecker Conference, March 16 - 20, 2019, Białowieża, Poland Book of Abstracts, edited by Dorota Czeszczewik and Gilberto Pasinelli temperate zone in the northern hemisphere. Protected for centuries as royal hunting grounds, it survived almost unchanged until World War I, when its exploitation started and many fragments of the Forest lost their natural character. Nevertheless, one can still admire primeval stands in the Białowieża National Park and in nature reserves, as well as many natural fragments of old-growth stands outside these protected areas. The diverse fauna of the Białowieża Forest consists of intermediate faunal elements from Central, Northern and Eastern Europe, including the European Bison. At the turn from winter to spring, these mammals often feed on meadows near the village. Białowieża is also known as paradise for birdwatchers. So far, c. 250 species of Birds were recorded, including all European woodpeckers, 11 species of owls and over a dozen other Birds of prey. Although in March it will not be possible to see the majority of bird migrants, there is a good chance to oBserve most woodpecker species. Mid-March is a time of significant activity of the White-backed Woodpecker. Many people have helped to organize this conference, and we thank everyone for their support. We are also very grateful for the financial support provided By the German Ornithologists’ Society DO-G and for organizational help of the Białowieża National Park. Without all this help and support, we would not have met in Białowieża. Last, But not least, we thank Altafilm GmBH allowing us to enjoy one of their wonderful movies. We warmly welcome you at the 8th International Woodpecker Conference; enjoy the visit in the Białowieża Forest and its beauty. Dorota Czeszczewik & GilBerto Pasinelli 4 8th International Woodpecker Conference, March 16 - 20, 2019, Białowieża, Poland Book of Abstracts, edited by Dorota Czeszczewik and Gilberto Pasinelli COMMITTEES Scientific Committee: Chair: GilBerto Pasinelli (Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, Switzerland) Dorota Czeszczewik (Siedlce University, Poland) Utku Perktaş (Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey) Hugo RoBles (University of Antwerp, Belgium) Eric L. Walters (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA) Local Organizing Committee: Chair: Dorota Czeszczewik (Siedlce University) Grzegorz HeBda (Opole University) Łukasz Kajtoch (Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals PAS, Kraków) Ziemowit Kosiński (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań) Katarzyna KuBicka (Siedlce University) Tomasz Mazgajski (Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS, Warsaw) Marta Maziarz (Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS, Warsaw) Patryk Rowiński (Warsaw University of Life Sciences) Tomasz Stański (Siedlce University) Wiesław Walankiewicz (Siedlce University) Organizers: Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Zoology Siedlce, Poland Special Interest Group Woodpeckers of German Ornithologists’ Society, Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft - DO-G Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Science, Poland The honorary patronage: Dr haB. Tamara Zacharuk, prof. UPH Rector of the Siedlce University Supporting institutions: Białowieża National Park, Poland German Ornithologists’ Society (DO-G) Altay Film 5 8th International Woodpecker Conference, March 16 - 20, 2019, Białowieża, Poland Book of Abstracts, edited by Dorota Czeszczewik and Gilberto Pasinelli PROGRAM Saturday, March 16 17:00 – 21:00 Registration and reception at the conference venue (Hotel Białowieski https://www.hotel.bialowieza.pl/en) Sunday, March 17 08:15 – 09:00 Registration and reception at the conference venue Hotel Białowieski 09:00 – 09:15 Opening ceremony Session 1: Conservation. Chair: Martjan Lammertink 09:15 – 10:05 Tomasz Wesołowski (plenary talk): Woodpecker studies in the Białowieża Forest 10:05 – 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 – 10:50 Philippe Cadieux, Pierre Drapeau, Alain Leduc, Marianne Cheveau, Antoine Nappi: The Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus): an umbrella species for cavity nesters in boreal forests 10:50 – 11:10 Carsten Kost, Ola Olsson: Modelling past and present habitat suitability for the lesser spotted woodpecker in Sweden 11:10 – 11:30 Marco Basile, Thomas AsBeck, Cesare Pacioni, Grzegorz Mikusińki: Tree relative size, not its absolute, supports woodpecker cavities’ establishment 11:30 – 11:50 Leif Lithander: Will there be room for Woodpeckers in the Anthropocene? 12:00 – 13:30 Lunch at Hotel Białowieski Session 2: Habitat use. Chair: Karen WieBe 13:30 – 13:50 Pierre Drapeau, Philippe Cadieux, Louis ImBeau, Antoine Nappi, Alain Leduc, Réjean Deschênes: Linkages between decaying trees and woodpeckers in eastern boreal forests of Canada: when keystone attributes interact with keystone species 13:50 – 14:10 Raman Kumar, Ghazala Shahabuddin, Ajith Kumar: Foraging niche differentiation among sympatric 6 8th International Woodpecker Conference, March 16 - 20, 2019, Białowieża, Poland Book of Abstracts, edited by Dorota Czeszczewik and Gilberto Pasinelli woodpecker species in dipterocarp forests of northwest India 14:10 – 14:30 Arkadiusz Fröhlich, Michał Ciach: Woodpeckers in an urban ecosystem: searching for a high quality refuges in a matrix of habitats 14:30 – 14:50 Coffee break Session 3: Cavity ecology. Chair: Victoria Saab 14:50 – 15:40 Kristina L. Cockle, Kathy Martin (plenary talk): Woodpeckers, wood decay, and the resilience of nest web communities 15:40 – 16:00 Kathy Martin, Kristina Cockle: Woodpecker Legacies: The resource value of fresh and older tree cavities to support complex cavity nesting communities 16:00 – 16:20 Wiesław Walankiewicz, Dorota Czeszczewik, Grzegorz Bednarczyk, Tomasz Stański, Anna Kapusta: Does Collared Flycatcher benefit from nesting in woodpecker-made cavities under the conditions of the primeval forest? 16:20 – 16:40 Joshua M. Diamond, Michael S. Ross: Palm snags are a critical nesting resource for woodpeckers in an urbanized tropical region 16:40 – 17:00 Camille Puverel, Anick Abourachid, Christine Bohmer, Baptiste Kerfiden, Jean-Michel LeBan, Yoan Paillet: This is my spot: characteristics of trees bearing Black Woodpecker cavities 17:00 – 19:00 Poster session 19:00 – 20:30 Dinner at Hotel Białowieski 20:30 Movie time... Monday, March 18 08:00 – 14:00 Guided excursion to the strictly protected